Map of Bedford, England, United Kingdom

Bedford is a city in England, United Kingdom, with a population of about 106,940. It lies at 52.1346°N, 0.4663°W. Bedford is about 73 km (46 mi) north of London, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Rushden, 20 km to the northwest.

Bedford at a glance

Where is Bedford?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 43 min on the shortest day to 16 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bedford

• Rushden — 20 km northwest
• Milton Keynes — 22 km southwest
• Letchworth Garden City — 24 km southeast
• Hitchin — 24 km southeast
• Bletchley — 24 km southwest
• Wellingborough — 24 km northwest
• Leighton Buzzard — 27 km southwest
• Dunstable — 28 km south
• Luton — 29 km south
• Northampton — 31 km northwest

Largest cities in England

• London — 8,961,989
• Birmingham — 1,157,603
• Manchester — 568,996
• Sheffield — 556,500
• Leeds — 536,280
• Liverpool — 496,770
• Bristol — 479,024
• Leicester — 368,600
• Bradford — 366,187
• Coventry — 345,324

Largest cities in United Kingdom

• London — 8,961,989
• Birmingham — 1,157,603
• Glasgow — 626,410
• Manchester — 568,996
• Sheffield — 556,500
• Leeds — 536,280
• Edinburgh — 514,990
• Liverpool — 496,770
• Bristol — 479,024
• Cardiff — 372,089

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Other places named Bedford

• Bedford — Texas, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.